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FZNT24 KNHC 162050
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2008

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY
BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST SLOWLY MOVES SE 
REACHING FROM 29N83W TO 25N95W TO 22N98W BY LATE FRI. THE FRONT 
MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF WATERS BY LATE SAT BEFORE STALLING 
AND DISSIPATING. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. 
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE 
NORTHERN WATERS TUE. 

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
93W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W 
OF 93W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHWOERS AND TSTSM ALONG FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N 
OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 24N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 
26N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N...4 TO 6 FT 
S OF 25N.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN